Passage 2: "Animals" OST Practice Grade 4

What is the meaning of niche? (paragraph 9; footnotes)

• searching for food

• being kind to others

• a place or role within nature

• a type of bird

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

According to the text, why are some desert animals active mostly at night (nocturnal)? Choose 2 answers. (paragraph 10)

• The animals may get sunburnt during the day.

• This is when the desert is the coolest.

• They can't see during the day.

• The dark provides protection for predators.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Because many animals are only active at night, the desert may look _____ during the day. (paragraph 10)

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

"Phainopeplas (a bird) uses a different method of dealing with the summer heat; they migrate to cooler climates when it starts to warm up." What is the meaning of migrate? (paragraph 11)

• sleep

• run

• travel

• stay

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

According to the text, how do wood rats get the water they need? (paragraph 12)

• They drink from the ocean.

• They eat juicy cacti and plants containing moisture.

• They eat snakes and other reptiles to get moisture.

• They eat mice to get the moisture they need.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

According to the text, how do seeds provide moisture to kangaroo rats and pocket mice? (paragraph 13)

• The seeds are made of water.

• The seeds absorb moisture and the animals eat the seeds.

• They find the seeds in bodies of water such as a lake.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why do bighorn sheep remain in a smaller territory than some of the other desert animals? (paragraph 14)

• They must stay near a water source because they have to drink water to survive.

• They are too big to travel far.

• Their horns prevent them from walking long distances.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5